Things I wish I knew before moving to America!
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- I have been living in the US for a while now and these are just a few of the differences I have noticed. Watch this video if you are thinking about moving from the UK to the US or if you're just interested in the differences! Hope this helped :)
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14 dollars for a loaf of bread? I have never seen that price even at a bakery.
That grocery store had to shut down ! Luckily a cheaper one is there now.
Here in South Africa, I can buy 20 loaves of sliced, low GI wholewheat for that price.
Me neither
I have NO idea what country you are in, but it's not the U.S. You are either misspeaking, or lying.
@@mysolojourneys btw as far as quality of food, we have lots of organic here as well, and also, most major cities have restaurants on the Michelin Star list. It was created by the French tire company and is very prestigious. We have three restaurants here in the San Francisco Bay Area that have three Michelin Stars, a very rare achievement for a restaurant. And we also have a total of over 170 restaurants that don't have three stars, but are on the Michelin list of recommended restaurants.🙂
Very nice work. I'm 63 years old, and take care of my 95 year old dad. Some of his chronic diseases that he had for several decades come from the poor quality food we have in the US. I live in NY where we have virtually any food you could want. My father lived through the depression, so, he has a serious problem with spending money. Because he always bought cheap food, he had chronic diseases like diabetes and metabolism syndrome and others. It took me a few years after taking over my father's medical care, but I managed to eliminate almost all of his meds by managing his diet. I minimize my father's sugar and carbohydrates to manage my father's diabetes; good-bye diabetes meds. I lowered his inflammation (medical code word for activating our immune system) by eliminating as much ultra-processed foods like McDonalds and seed oils. Since coal plants polluted our oceans with arsenic, mercury and other heavy metals, I supplement my dad's diet with omega-3 fatty acids.
Try to stay away from most of the Franken foods in America. Even our fruits and vegetables are GMO that is aimed at increasing shelf life, and eliminates much of the flavor and nutrition. Eliminate as much food processing from your food choices as you can, read food labels and become a better food consumer.
I just bought a loaf of butter bread at HEB for $1.88. You need to shop around...
HEB is valid 🔥
As an American, I usually pay less than $4 on bread, but I've gone as high as $8 for a nice fresh specialty loaf. Whatever place was charging $14 sounds like they had it coming when they went out of business.
I agree I think it’s sad they went out of business but 14 dollars is crazy.
@@mysolojourneys If you're living in big cities this is common right now in the States because of inflation.
Living in smaller cities or states closer to middle America is way more affordable. I live here, so I can validate this.
If you want more organic food, shop at an Aldi's or Whole Foods store. They have a wide variety of fresh unprocessed foods.
Hopefully this helped
@@JHolt_88
"Living in smaller cities or states closer to middle America is way more affordable"
Highly doubtful that she wants to live among Trump voters
@@neutrino78x projecting
@@JHolt_88 sorry but the rest of the world is not maga. They want to visit our major cities, to find like minded people.
i think the lesson is that everything is scary to a teenager.
What the hell are you talking about. I have never paid $14 for a loaf of bread. At most $4.
Where do you live in the US? There is no such thing as a $14 loaf of bread! Regular bread in a typically grocery store is between $2.50 - $4.50. Also, your comment about oveall that groceries are far more than in the UK, which is not the common theme on most You Tube videos that are describing the differences between the UK and the US. So, where did you live in the UK? I also have to comment on your reference to chocolate. Typically, it is milk chocolate that people like over here, which I do not like either, other than Hersey's Kisses. If you really prefer dark chocolate, then get Nestles semi-sweet chips, usually used for making cookies, or look for chocolate bars with a percentage written ion the wrapping, and get at least 70%.
Without not knowing where you are in the US, in most states the highways are extensive since the car is king over here, and in many big cities (not on the East coast) there is next to no public transportation, especially as you go further westward, where the states get very large. There are 11 states that are bigger than the UK, and 40 UK's would fit within the US. So, this gives you some idea as to how big the US really is. If you were to exclude the part of Russia that is in Asia, then all of Europe would fit into the US also. So, this means things like cars, roadways, houses, parks, and so on are much bigger here. And yes,, the driving age is 16 in most states, and since the car is so prolific. the drinking age is 21 simple due to teens driving cars at such a young age, and just about everyone has a car as well.
Anyway, welcome to the USA! I hope over time that you learn to accept the differences and homoginize.
$14 bread you got scammed. Unless maybe at the airport or New York City.
just like with anything, one needs a larger sample of data. Sure, these are her fresh experiences in the area where she lives. But remember, costs in California or in NY or large cities are generally much higher than in most of the USA.
We don’t even pay $14 for organic bread. My store I pay $1 for regular bread and about $6 for organic. You must be in a city.
She either lied or was mistaken because she has changed her story. Also UK chocolate just has a ton of milk in it and very little chocolate, so she is getting ripped off in the UK and doesn't even know it.
I’ve been to England twice and although I understand what you’re saying, you speak very softly and you don’t annunciate your consonants very clearly,
So I can see why American we have trouble understanding you. I find it much easier understand people from other areas of England, other than where you are from.
I don’t mean that in a personally negative way.
I watch a lot of accent videos for different accents in the UK, and yours is one of the more difficult ones to decipher.
Great vid. Thanks!
The Americanization of Solo. It really is glorious
You don't have to tip people if they don't provide you a service worthy of a tip. It's not an automatic. Neither is 20%. You got to earn that.
15 is good, 10% at buffet never at fast food or take out
I pay a little over $1 for bread at Walmart.
there is something wrong, i have never seen bread any where for 14 dollars, maybe 6 or seven at most and that is from a specialty bakery
In spite of it all, I am glad you like it here. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
British people, I don't know what to say. They are so different from Americans. They are our little brother and we're like the big brother. I'm surprised by the huge differences from the UK and USA.
The prices are higher here. Though, the salaries are 2-3 times higher and taxes are lower. So, yes, it might be shocking to someone visiting.
Average salary in the US is 5-6% higher than in London. Don't just make stuff up and show everyone what you really are.
@@paulmartin2348 "In general, salaries in the United States are higher than in the United Kingdom. In 2022, US employees made $78,000 per year, which is 43% more than the UK's $54,500." After factoring in the effective tax rate, take home pay is more than double.
Don't ever buy a car or gasoline in England.
Don't ever try to buy a house in England.
I had to put subtitles on the first third of the first Kingsmen movie
Weird flex
I did enjoy the food in England. There is a process done on the milk in milk chocolate in the US that gives it that flavor people complain about. It was strange seeing so many small cars in the mall in Manchester. My driver was confident my luggage would fit in her estate car. It's what the US would call a compact car. No sugar bread in the US might have a warning, Not Low Calorie.
Thanks for your insight! I wondered what it was with the chocolate thanks for letting me know.
It's nothing to do with milk processing, just the difference in ingredients. Milk chocolate in the US contains more milk and less actual cocoa compared with European milk chocolate (10% vs 25% cocoa). Also, the beans are sourced from South America vs Africa.
tips are important ,most restaurants pay servers very little most of there income is the tips they receive if you don't tip or tip very little rhe server will be working for almost nothing
Hersey use to be good in the 80s amd 90s. But they kept changing the formula and take out the chocolate.
Yep, everything tasted better before the 90's. Then they took out everything that taste good and replaced it with chemicals to make it 'healthy'.
tastes like wax now - she should maybe try the dark chocolate bars and the chocolate bars from trader joes
i have been to europe and everything was more expensive there than here.
Hersheys definitely sucks, but there for sure are good chocolates out there
Bread is definitely a question for being $14. I can buy a pretty great loaf of bread for around $4-7 and that's pretty expensive. Regular good old American sliced bread at Target is like $1.49-$3. Cadbury is different here and pretty much every region. Aldi has pretty good European chocolate.
Roundabouts do exist. Bit it depends on the State you live. Here in Minnesota, we have many.
Not every country would celebrate those holidays. I would say that none of the Mid East countries would. Probably most of the African countries wouldn't. Neither many of the Asian countries.
No. The taste comes from the use of dry milk powder. It imparts a slightly sour taste. Many people not used to it says it taste like vomit. There are some really excellent chocolates made here though. I don't know where you but you can probably find Ghirardelli. Very good. Or any number of local (to your area) chocolate stores.
Sorry, there is no way I would ever even consider paying $14 for a loaf of bread. I would make it myself first.
They sell Cadbury and other European brands all over the USA.
I’ve tried Cadbury in the US but to me the taste is different. I think the ingredients \ order of ingredients are varied depending on what region it is made in.
@@mysolojourneys hmm, I'll defer to your expertise on this subject.
“Crispspspspsps” is the worst word in the English language. Please help kill it - chips and fries!
From the sounds of this, she must be down South somewhere 😅
“Monster trucks” 😂. Also, the only people I tip are delivery drivers, hair cuts and waiters actually waiting on me. No one else.
Another thing about bread in the US, is that it ALL STINKS BADLY!! It has a stench to it that is absolutely DISGUSTING (so, I always bake my own bread). Unfortunately, I cannot bake my own bananas, as they tend to stink badly, here as well!!
Brands depend on brands.
Hershey (and Nestle, and M&M Mars, etc.) are what you buy to give out to children on Halloween, because it's cheap.
If you want good chocolate in America, either you buy Dove, or Ghirardelli. (Dove is more affordable; Ghirardelli is expensive but higher quality.)
Not sure where you could get bread at $ 14.00 a loaf, $3.00 ( 2.5 pound) is more a common price or less here in Canada.......Sorry, I am not sure the words you are saying, cue, line?
Not trying to be a jerk, love listening to your accent, but did I get those two words right? Hope you find cheaper bread. From an old guy in the North.
Lorry= truck
Petrol=gasoline
Bird=chick= hot/cute girl
Chips = French (Freedom )Fries
Crisps = Potato Chips
Biscuits = cookies
Football = Soccer
Bin = Garbage Can, Trash Can, Trash Pail
Trolley = Shopping Cart
Handbag = Puse
Trousers = Pants
Pants = underwear
Rubber = male condom/ prophylactic
Scolicitor/Barrister = Lawyer
First floor = Ground Level
Pissed = (very) angry
Bog = Swamp (Not a bathroom/Restroom/Lavatory)
Lift = Elevator
Candy floss = Cotton candy
Car park = parking Lot
Windscreen = windshield
Bloke = dude/guy
ace = awesome
Loo = john/Toilet/Commode
faff about = Lollygag
Bogey = Booger / Lugi (loogi)
Many more please add below
Boot = trunk
torch = flashlight, spanner = wrench
Nappy =diaper
I can tell you don't food shop $14 for bread. You have to understand that your on another continent.
In the northeast, we have roundabouts - we call them rotaries. People come here from elsewhere in the country and freak out. But then after all, we are New England.
I lived in New England for a couple years in the 70s but forgot they called them rotaries. On the west coast we call them traffic circles and they're still pretty rare.
Sounds like you are in Southern California?
Where are you living if a loaf of bread is $14 ? Are you in California ?
I don't know where you're living, but if you're in a big city, you're making things hard on yourself. The best parts of America are away from the big cities. Cities have higher prices, more crime, more congestion, etc. The best places to live for a good American experience in my opinion, would be the smaller cities and towns in Florida, North Carolina, and maybe Virginia. I'm a big fan of the mountain towns in NC, like Boone. Not too crowded, prices aren't bad, plenty of housing and things to do, especially if you like the outdoors. If you like beaches, the Outer Banks is a great place to live as well. You couldn't pay me enough to live somewhere like NY, Chicago, LA, etc. I've been to many places in the US, and the big cities are just the worst parts of America. The only benefit is more jobs. The rest of your quality of life is terrible in comparison. I wish you luck on your journey regardless. Most Americans are struggling to get by right now because of inflation. 5 years ago things were a LOT more affordable. Gas in my area was $1.30 a gallon in 2019, now it's $3.25-$3.50. The world in general isn't in a great place right now, especially America.
5 years ago we had President Trump too.
Sydney Sweeney?!! They looks so alike.
You need to know that chips is something different pretty much only in UK. Actually everywhere you go outside your island things will seem different. It must be hard to be odd. 😉
What city and state do you live?
If you are standing up don’t tip. Just tip 0 and smile. Who cares if they are mad.
come to the midwest, there's roundabouts everywhere... and they're miserable
American chocolate is said to taste a bit like vomit.
Hi I am an American and I find your video Refreshing - The experience of learning and comparing a new country taken from the point of view of a teenager is quite Cool - Please keep making these videos I would like to hear your take on things here - By the way I am a HUGE DR WHO FAN and a lot of British TV is pretty Cool especially the many different Comedy Series ---Cheers
Thank you for your comment! I’m enjoying making these types of videos so glad you are too, I’ll post some more of this content very soon :)
Dr Who died after Peter Capaldi
I agree with you on the chocolate however you can find great chocolate in America LOL. Mainstream brand name chocolate is horrible
Thats how we find out if they are Canadians they use Que lol. 14 buck for bread? you got took big time. Even here in California, we like our pickup trucks! We all tip here, its appreiciation for they work they do.
It's " queue "
It's "Things I wish I HAD KNOWN before moving to America."
The scariest thing for a Brit might be driving on the wrong side of the road.
You should make videos when you're out doing stuff in the usa. Vlog going to the store. Brit in American store ect. People eat that stuff up, fish out of water story lol myself included
My sympathies. ..hugs
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Walmart $1.20 for bread
No European will call that bread. Maybe American bread but mostly it will be called toast. The quality of it is just too low to be considered a bread.
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You'll be alright.
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you need to live somewhere else here ,,,,sounds like your in california ,,, go to the midwest its better
I'll subscribe - because i think you did a good job - no doubt you will be a 100k subs well before my channels.
such pretty eye colour im jelous :(
thank you❤
Come back to Europe
We have been back a few times but I’m loving America so far!
@@mysolojourneys I can understand that, but you say yourself that everything is so expensive. But it's not just that, all food is full of chemicals and harmful ingredients that are banned in Europe.
You come from the UK, have you ever compared how expensive your health insurance is now and what you pay extra for doctor and hospital, that was all free, right. And there are many other disadvantages you have now. Think about all that and you'll realize that you've gotten worse, not better. It can be so nice there (I also know the USA, I was there for six months) but I wouldn't want to live there, I have more freedom here. Greetings from Germany
Thanks for your insight! I’d love to eventually visit Germany ❤
@@mysolojourneys Germany is such a gorgeous country. THERE you could gotten many ideas on how to improve your own country.
And every meal wouldn't be like licking the tables in chemistry class 😉
I’d wouldn’t eat certain foods while in the United States without scrutinising the ingredients labels first. There’s so many chemicals in food in the US that that would be illegal in a number of European countries, and it does have an artificial taste. British chocolate is really nice, but American chocolate is pretty rancid.
I don't believe she is in America.
your wierd all chocolate good
Healthiest food: meat! Go carnivore diet! Thank me later young lady. Cheers from germany
I moved to NY in 2012, America isn’t for me.
All razzle-dazzle, no substance
You moved to New York at the wrong time. Try another city
@@ednicholson7839 I’m good. Went back to the UK
NYC is ahellhole. Most big DEMONcrat cities are.
nothing tastes good in the US, meat tastes different, dairy products too. but you can find quality food if look for it hard enough. but you can buy better products in the EU with that price range. if US job pays you well, worth staying but if it's the same salary or only %40 high, that means you are doing worse.
Like basic grammar - 'I wish I had known'. Nobody moves to the US these days from Europe - unless they are a bit thick!
How do you say QT. IN the UK?